I have a Vic Braden book "Tennis 2000", where he says that for a fast first serve you need to toss the ball 4-5 feet into the court. I see lots of pros who don't. Is this just valid for club players?
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Sounds like a great idea if one is twanging one's archer's bow and somersaulting over (and therefore is willing to move one's head).
Seems like there is an opportunity for two kinds of body rotation on any serve, to be used together or separately-- separately for a second serve especially if one is a rotorded server or is determined like Dennis Ralston to keep his head still (a perfect hub).
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Originally posted by johnyandell View PostTerrible idea! This is 2015! Only a tiny handful of players ever made that work and it puts a premium on a live arm with very little knee bend or body. Very difficult also to time.
The bigger issue is that your upper arm (the link from the shoulder to the elbow) needs to be moving 180 degrees forwards before impacting the ball. That means you will have to toss the ball much further out in front to achieve that goal. The hardest hitter in pro tennis strike the ball four to five feet in front of the baseline. That means they will be pulled into the court when striking the ball.
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Originally posted by gzhpcu View Post
And what a great service motion. Very much in the Krajicek mold that I along with KLACR and Stotty really love. Beautiful.
don
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Originally posted by tennis_chiro View PostWhat a great pick, Phil. Guga lands with his left foot a good 2 1/2 feet into the court and the contact point might actually be 5 feet in front of the baseline. Such a shame that his career was cut short by his problems with his hip.
And what a great service motion. Very much in the Krajicek mold that I along with KLACR and Stotty really love. Beautiful.
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Great video of Guga serving in doubles during a Davis Cup match. Kuerten one of the most beloved champions in our sport. A great player and a greater humanitarian. Not a bad word can be heard spoken about him in the tennis world.
And yeah, let's not get me started on the Krajicek service motion . Eternity still would not allow me enough time to wax poetic on that motion.
Kyle LaCroix USPTA
Boca Raton
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Guga against Federer, Hamburg quarters, 2002
I was glancing back at this thread because I love the video of Guga's serve and I clicked on this video of his match with Fed in Hamburg quarters in 2002.
It's amazing how much more they worked their way up to the net. Guga was not far from the height of his three Roland Garos victories and Federer was still a year away from his first major victory at Wimbledon, but it's definitely a great matchup. Pity the quality of the video isn't a little better.
Still - worth a look.
don
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Worth a look...
Originally posted by tennis_chiro View PostI was glancing back at this thread because I love the video of Guga's serve and I clicked on this video of his match with Fed in Hamburg quarters in 2002.
It's amazing how much more they worked their way up to the net. Guga was not far from the height of his three Roland Garos victories and Federer was still a year away from his first major victory at Wimbledon, but it's definitely a great matchup. Pity the quality of the video isn't a little better.
Still - worth a look.
don
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